"narrated by Bernard Cribbins were in regular broadcast rotation across the UK. Tufty Fluffytail, a childlike red squirrel character, was created in 1953 by Elsie Mills to introduce clear and simple safety messages to children. The success of the character led to the creation in 1961 of the Tufty Club for children under five years of age. Under its auspices more than 30,000 Tufty books about road safety were issued to parents. At its peak there were nearly 25,000 branches of the Tufty Club throughout the UK, and by the early 1970s an estimated two million children were members. The"
"Goofy Goofy is a funny-animal cartoon character created in 1932 at Walt Disney Productions. Goofy is a tall, anthropomorphic dog with a Southern drawl, and typically wears a turtle neck and vest, with pants, shoes, white gloves, and a tall hat originally designed as a rumpled fedora. Goofy is a close friend of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck and is one of Disney's most recognizable characters. He is normally characterized as extremely clumsy and dimwitted, yet this interpretation is not always definitive; occasionally Goofy is shown as intuitive, and clever, albeit in his own unique, eccentric way. Goofy debuted in"
"offbeat television and radio advertisements for his auto dealerships patterned loosely after the pioneering ""oddball"" advertisements of Earl ""Madman"" Muntz. They began as a parody of a competitor who appeared in advertisements with a puppy recently adopted from the pound. They were known as the ""My Dog Spot"" ads because each commercial would introduce ""Cal Worthington and his dog Spot!"" However, the ""dog"" was never a dog. In most cases, it was an exotic animal being led around on a leash, such as a tiger or elephant. These commercials began as a parody of a long-running series of commercials produced"
"Cal Worthington Calvin Coolidge Worthington (November 27, 1920 – September 8, 2013) was an American car dealer, best known on the West Coast of the United States, and to a more limited extent elsewhere, from minor appearances and parodies in a number of movies. He was best known for his unique radio and television advertisements for the Worthington Dealership Group, most of which began with the announcement ""Here's Cal Worthington and his dog Spot!""—though ""Spot"" was never a dog. Often, Spot was a tiger, a seal, an elephant, a chimpanzee, or a bear. In one ad, ""Spot"" was a hippopotamus,"
"9/11. The term ""Goofy Holler"" was first created by a user of the Internet Movie Database and originated on the trivia page for ""A Goofy Movie"". It is now generally considered the name for the sound effect. In """", however, it is referenced as ""Goofy Yell"". Goofy Goofy is a funny-animal cartoon character created in 1932 at Walt Disney Productions. Goofy is a tall, anthropomorphic dog with a Southern drawl, and typically wears a turtle neck and vest, with pants, shoes, white gloves, and a tall hat originally designed as a rumpled fedora. Goofy is a close friend of Mickey"
"Nibbles (Tom and Jerry) Nibbles (also known as Tuffy) is a fictional character from the ""Tom and Jerry"" cartoon series. He is the little, blue/gray, diaper-wearing orphan mouse whose cartoon debut came in the 1946 short ""The Milky Waif"". Tuffy was later featured in the 1949 Academy Award-winning short ""The Little Orphan"". The character's first actual appearance came in the 1942 comic book ""Our Gang Comics"" #1, where despite his diaper, he was presented as a peer of Jerry rather than a younger individual. In the comics, the gray mouse's name was given as Tuffy Mouse from the start. When"
"Musical Cars commercial. He is mentioned in the Animaniacs song ""I'm Cute"" by Dot Warner. In addition, Cuddley Dudley was Britain's first black Rock and Roller; Cuddly Duddly was a nickname given to actor Dudley Moore. Further, the Chicago Cubs has been referred to as Cuddly Duddly clones. Cuddly Dudley Cuddly Dudley is a ""lifesize"" (at 28.5 inch tall) shiny plush stuffed animal nostalgic cocker spaniel doll that was used as a subscription sales promotional item by the ""Chicago Tribune"" in the mid-1960s. In addition, the animal took on a life of its own as a recurring character on Chicago"
"shows a banner display for Wrigley's PK Chewing Gum, for approximately 20–30 seconds. Another early example occurs in ""Horse Feathers"" (1932), where Thelma Todd's character falls out of a canoe and into a river. She calls for a ""life saver"" and Groucho Marx tosses her a Life Savers candy. ""It's a Wonderful Life"" (1946) depicts a young boy with aspirations to be an explorer, displaying a prominent copy of ""National Geographic"" magazine. In ""Love Happy"" (1949), Harpo cavorts on a rooftop among various billboards and at one point escapes from the villains on the old Mobil logo, the ""Flying Red"
"world were, for the most part, dogs. The original title character Sniffy was named after Fett's own pet beagle. Other dogs included Caesar, Charley and Queenie. Clyde (a cat), Big John (a mouse) and other animals, birds, insects and plants were included in the strip as years went by. Eventually, Sydney and Cynthia (a boy and girl) were also included. Little No-No, the future Norbert, was left on Sniffy's doorstep in January 1966. A variety of marketing merchandise was created in the 1970s and early 1980s, including pencil cases, bags, T-shirts and beach towels, mainly for Japanese markets. Much of"
"hood of a car, sitting behind the wheel, or walking with his owner along the rows of cars. By the mid-1960s, Lambert had taken his dog act to Ralph Williams Ford (previously Leon Ames Ford), becoming well known for Storm and his intro, ""Some people call this a commercial; I call it an invitation."" Worthington livened up the commercial wars by countering with the first of his ""dog Spot"" ads, a gorilla that roared. The response was so positive that a new campaign was born, featuring ""Cal Worthington and his dog Spot!"" (see below for more information). The physical reach"
"print adverts wherever the paint is sold. So much so, that many people in those markets refer to the breed as a 'Dulux dog' rather than a Sheepdog. Over the years, different dogs have appeared in the adverts. However, they all look very similar, due to the carefully managed selection process carried out by ICI's advertising agency. The first Dulux dog was ""Shepton Daphnis Horsa"", pet name Dash, who held the role for eight years, owned by Eva Sharp in Tottenham. His successor, ""Fernville Lord Digby"", was the most famous Dulux dog and also made his owner, Cynthia & Norman"
"by salesman Chick Lambert, who worked for multiple Los Angeles-area Ford dealers over many years. These commercials invariably began with ""I'm Chick Lambert, Sales Manager here at Ralph Williams Ford, and this is my dog, Storm."" Storm was a German Shepherd, who was usually lounging on the hood of the first car to be featured in the ad. Worthington's commercials were seen on every television channel in Los Angeles throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, mostly through saturation advertising during the overnight hours. (It was also played in Ontario Canada) The commercials would be accompanied by a jingle set to"
"then an 18-year-old Senior High School student. Following a visit to then the AAA-Astros affiliate, the Tucson Toros in 1989, former team marketing Vice President Ted Haracz sought to bring the Toros' mascot, ""Tuffy"" to Houston to serve as the team's mascot. Although ""Tuffy"" was not promoted from Tucson, Hal Katzman, who performed as ""Tuffy"" was invited by the team to serve as Orbit for the 1990 season. The development of a team mascot for the 1990 season was viewed by the team as an important piece in its community outreach programs, specifically with children. Both the naming and design"
"to left, Smutley is further shown having sex with a rabbit in a sauna, a non-morphic (and possibly non-anthropomorphic) goldfish in an elevator, a dolphin (penetrating its blowhole), three seals in an office typing pool, a pig in a BDSM dungeon, four chickens in a sports locker room (also non-morphic or non-anthro), a vixen in the back of a taxi cab (being driven by a monkey), and an elephant in a public library. The cartoon ends with a series of title cards warning the viewer: ""He's got nine lives"", ""YOU only have one"", ""Protect yourself"". The Smutley campaign was created"
"for beginning readers, most notably ""Sammy the Seal"" and the popular ""Danny and the Dinosaur"" (1958), which sold 10 million copies and has been translated into a dozen languages. In 1976, Hoff edited and published ""Editorial and Political Cartooning: From Earlier Times to the Present"", which contains over 700 examples of works from the world's editorial and political cartoons. Hoff drew two long-running syndicated comic strips: ""Tuffy"" (1939–1949) and ""Laugh It Off"" (1958–1978). One of his recurring characters is a walrus-mustached man who eventually appeared as the father in his daily ""Tuffy"", done for the King Features Syndicate from 1939"
"Thumb Fun Thumb Fun is a 1952 ""Looney Tunes"" (reissued as a Blue Ribbon ""Merrie Melodies"") short starring Daffy Duck and Porky Pig, directed by Robert McKimson. Mel Blanc provided the voices for both of the characters. Daffy scoffs at a flock of ducks flying south as he decides to hitchhike his way south. Not having any luck so far, Daffy paints what appears to be an excavation hole in the road. Porky arrives in his red sports car and stops in front of the ""hole"". Daffy is delighted that Porky is driving to Miami. He gathers his luggage and"
"Daffy Doodles Daffy Doodles is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon featuring Daffy Duck and Porky Pig, produced in 1945, and released in 1946. Daffy is the notorious ""moustache fiend"", bent on putting a mustache on every lip in sight, while Porky is a police officer intent on capturing Daffy. This cartoon is the first full-length cartoon that animator Robert McKimson directed. Mel Blanc provided the voices for the characters, and Warren Foster was the writer. A narrator intones that in a large eastern city, the residents are terrified and the police baffled - all because someone has been painting"
"Lassie had a Basset friend named Pokey early in the ""Lassie"" television series. Other famous TV Bassets are the wisecracking Cleo from ""The People's Choice"", Columbo's dog Dog, and the sheriff's dog Flash in ""The Dukes of Hazzard"". Basset Hounds are often used as advertising logos. The logo for Hush Puppies brand shoes prominently features a Basset Hound whose real name is Jason. Basset hounds are occasionally referred to as ""hush puppies"" for that reason. A basset hound also serves as the companion to the lonely Maytag Man in Maytag appliance advertisements. Tidewater Petroleum advertised its ""Flying A"" gasoline using"
"at a company catalog (leaflet) that zooms out showing a clown complete with ruffles and a tall pointed hat and carrying a Fun Ho! sign (Jordan 2015). The clown was most often printed in red, and was even used for company Christmas cards once upon a time (Jordan 2015). The logo was probably OK from the 1930s through the 1960s, but as an advertising gimmick, the design would probably would not work well with children today. Some of the early cars and trucks were offered in plastic bags stapled to attached red cardboard pegboard-punched hangers marked with the Fun Ho!"
"Colt pixie A colt pixie (also ""colepixie"", ""colepixy"", ""collepixie"", ""collpixie"", ""colt-pixie"", ""colt pixy"", and ""cold pixie"") is a creature from English folklore in the South and South West of England (especially the New Forest and Dorset). According to local mythology, it is a type of Pixie which takes the form of a scruffy, pale horse or pony to lead travellers and other livestock astray (similar to a Will-o'-the-wisp), and is often associated with Puck. The earliest surviving written reference dates to the early 16th century (""I shall be ready at thine elbow to plaie the parte of Hobgoblin or Collepixie"")."
"early years it rotated continuously by electric motor, a then-common ad gimmick that went out of style (or economic practicality) by the mid-1970s or so. The clown has long since been fixed in place. The clown is the work of Road Ad Sign Company painter Leslie Worth Thomas who also created the mural Tillie, at the Palace Amusements building in Asbury Park. One hand of the figure originally held a sort of fool's scepter tipped with a pom-pom or ball; the rod at one point was painted out, with the ""ball"" now treated as a kind of badge or sign-within-a-sign."
"are represented as simply stuffed animals come to life. Tigers are also mascots for various sports teams around the world. Tony the Tiger is a famous mascot for Kellogg's breakfast cereal Frosted Flakes. The Esso (Exxon) brand of petrol was advertised from 1969 onwards with the slogan 'put a tiger in your tank', and a tiger mascot; more than 2.5 million synthetic tiger tails were sold to motorists, who tied them to their petrol tank caps. The tiger appears in heraldry but is distinct from the heraldic beast tyger, a wolflike, snouted creature which has its roots in European Medieval"
"Cuddly Dudley Cuddly Dudley is a ""lifesize"" (at 28.5 inch tall) shiny plush stuffed animal nostalgic cocker spaniel doll that was used as a subscription sales promotional item by the ""Chicago Tribune"" in the mid-1960s. In addition, the animal took on a life of its own as a recurring character on Chicago children's TV for many years. Cuddly Dudley was an idea Jerry Glasspiegel came up within the middle of the night when he was thinking of a good promotion idea for his customer, The ""Chicago Tribune"". Francis A. Schumacher, the then-home circulation supervisor for the ""Chicago Tribune"", helped start"
"was first used in ""The Phantom Ship"" in 1936. The film is in the public domain and is available on several low-budget home video releases in an unrestored form. A restored and remastered version is available on DVD as part of Disc 4 in of the ""Looney Tunes Golden Collection"". The cartoon opens with a note in white letters on black: Casper (a caveman) and Fido (an apatosaur) go duck hunting and find Daffy. Casper slingshots a rock at Daffy, but Daffy manages to avoid it by disguising himself as a traffic cop. When the rock realizes that it has"
"Olés"", sauces, spices, and salsas. Taco John's early mascot, depicted on their street signage above the words ""The Hottest Spot In Town,"" was a devil character. Later mascots were versions of a cartoonish, perhaps stereotypical, Mexican character named Juan with a giant sombrero and a donkey named Pépé. That figure was replaced in the mid-1990s by a more modern, artistic image. Taco John's recent advertising icons have included Whiplash the Cowboy Monkey, a popular rodeo attraction and PRCA Entertainer of the Year, who rides on his dog Ben to the rescue of hungry taco lovers. Punk band In Defence performed"
"removed from labels because it was thought to be too old-fashioned. In 2011 the company's head of marketing, Ryan Savage, made the executive decision to bring the logo back in response to complaints from long-standing customers. A unique advertising tool was the Moxie Horsemobile, a modified automobile whose driver sat on a large model of a horse. The first Horsemobiles were deployed around 1918. A 1935 Rolls-Royce Moxie Horsemobile was sold for $55,000 at the May 20, 2011, Mecum Auction in Indianapolis, Indiana. Moxie at one time maintained about two dozen of them, and they appeared in parades and other"
"also promised to turn parking lots into green spaces, ban neon signs and advertisements on bus terminals, and increase heritage protection. The party again fielded Bédard as its mayoral candidate in the 1994 municipal election, in which capacity he presided over total party electoral budget of only one thousand dollars. During this campaign, Bédard described the party's name as follows: ""The white elephant is the only animal that doesn't fear its rivals because it is thought to be the wisest and most serene animal of all. It's a symbol of prosperity, security and confidence, all of which are very important"
"as the entire rear axle, wheels and all, became detached when Lumpy tried to move the car. The prank has been repeated on police and gangster cars in scenes in various films including ""American Graffiti"" (1973), ""Porky's"" (1981), and ""Gone in 60 Seconds"" (2000). In the 1980s revival series, titled ""The New Leave It to Beaver"", Eddie is now married to Gert, and they have two sons, Freddie and Edward Jr. (played by Osmond's real-life sons, Eric and Christian, respectively). Edward Jr. (nicknamed ""Bomber"") is enrolled at Vicksburg Military School, the result of Bomber's having spilled grape juice on the"
"A&W Root Beer, Kraft Foods, and Ford automobiles. In 1994, Pig-Pen appeared in a memorable spot for Regina vacuum cleaners. They served as spokespeople in print and television advertisements for the MetLife insurance company. MetLife usually used Snoopy in its advertisements as opposed to other characters: for instance, the MetLife blimps were named ""Snoopy One"" and ""Snoopy Two"" and featured him in his World War I flying ace persona. Starting in 2011, the annual New York Giants and New York Jets preseason football game is called the MetLife Bowl. The winning team receives a trophy which depicts Snoopy carrying a"
"Riff Raffy Daffy Riff Raffy Daffy is a 1948 ""Looney Tunes"" cartoon featuring Daffy Duck and Porky Pig. A homeless Daffy Duck is trying to find a place to sleep in a City Park. Porky is a cop, who is telling Daffy that sleeping in the park is against the law (Daffy not only tried to sleep on a park bench, he also tried to sleep in a trash can, up a tree, and even in a gopher's hole, evicting the gopher, furniture and all). After being kicked out of the park, Daffy complains that it is ""the coldest night"
"Get Fuzzy Get Fuzzy is an American gag-a-day comic strip written and drawn by Darby Conley. The strip features the adventures of Boston advertising executive Rob Wilco and his two anthropomorphic pets, a dog named Satchel Pooch and a cat called Bucky Katt. The strip's humor comes from the conflict between Bucky's and Satchel's personalities, which are extreme stereotypes of cats and dogs. Sweet, trusting, naïve Satchel is routinely subjected to the exploitation of cruel, self-centered Bucky, who is always torturing the poor canine. Rob, the middleman, is often frazzled from dealing with them, or more specifically, from dealing with"
"Buzby Buzby was a yellow (later orange) talking cartoon bird, launched in 1976 as part of a marketing campaign by Post Office Telecommunications, which later became British Telecommunications (BT). Buzby appeared in a series of television commercials with the catchphrase: ""Make someone happy with a phone call"". Buzby's voice was provided by Bernard Cribbins. The campaign spawned many marketing items, such as toys, badges, a comic strip in ""TV Comic"", and books, and lasted until well into the 1980s. British Telecom produced and sold a ""Buzby"" wrist watch with Buzby perched on the second hand. The watch had a blue"
"the Cuddly Dudley promotion program. As part of the program, home subscribers received a stuffed dog for subscribing. The idea was very similar to Disney or McDonald's, in that the hope was that the kids would pester the parents for the animal, effectively shilling for the paper. As part of the scheme a 1967 Sunday paper, the newspaper's largest issue of the week, included a cut and fold insert encouraging kids to ""save"" Dudley from the ""runaway Christmas train."" Vintage dolls with the original box, which converts into Dudley's cardboard car, get up to $200 at auction. Roy Brown, a"